false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178992603m/862552.jpg 862552 1 What if work by 21 prominent contemporary artists could be described in terms of familiar topics rather than specialized mumbo-jumbo? That was the idea behind <I>Art: 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century</I>. Each of the four essayists takes one topic--place, spirituality, identity, or consumption--as the launching point for discussions of a varied group of American artists. Produced to accompany a PBS television series, this amply illustrated book embraces art ranging from the sexually charged sculptures of Louise Bourgeois (born in 1911) to paintings by Michael Ray Charles (born in 1967) that rework black stereotypes into ironic commentaries. The artists are certainly worthy, and it's no big deal that the art is nearly all from the 20th century (not, as the title suggests, the 21st). But the thematic approach works better for some artists than for others, and the effort to be inclusive makes for vague and awkward writing. <I>--Cathy Curtis</I> 847979 1 10 2003 Art 21.2: Art in the Twenty-first Century: Vol 2 total:13|5:4|4:8|3:1| 13 55 16 3 4 0 false false Wed Jan 23 09:48:59 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 10:10:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 05 11:03:23 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 11:04:27 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 07:10:08 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 03 06:44:00 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jul 16 07:52:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 07:52:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 18 07:35:07 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 07:35:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 16 10:24:48 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 10:24:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Feb 02 17:09:29 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 17:09:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 18 08:27:27 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 08:27:27 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jul 31 07:44:13 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 27 08:48:47 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 11:09:13 -0700 2009 Sat May 24 17:33:16 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 10 11:09:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 22 14:46:57 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 14:46:57 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Mar 21 06:12:43 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 06:12:43 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Mar 19 00:43:08 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 00:43:08 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Mar 12 07:13:36 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 07:13:36 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Dec 03 20:34:40 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 20:34:40 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Thu Jul 12 14:38:24 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 14:38:24 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=862552